Yarn-waxing mechanism.



W. M. BOENNING.

YARN WAXING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED 0013.13, 1913.

1,099,534. Patented June 9, 1914.

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WILLIAM M. BOENNING, 01E MANITO'WOC, WISCONSIN.

YARN-TAKING MECHANISM.

Application filed October 13, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, \VILLTAM M. Bonn- NINo, a citizen of the United States, and resident of lVlanitowoc, in the county of Manitowoc and State of Vl isconsin. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Yarn l l axing Mechanism; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention consists in what is herein particularly set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims of this specification, its object being to provide simple, economical means in connection with yarn-winding apparatus for automatic application of wax to the yarn in mass upon a cop or spool, hereby breaking strain on said yarn winding from a skein is avoided, provision being had for elevating and supporting the wax-holder elements of the means aforesaid out of working position.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a plan view of a waxing-mechanism in accordance with my invention positioned to have the wax-blocks thereof over a cone of yarn wound upon a suitably supported cop; Fig. 2, a partly sectional view indicated by line 2-2 in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a front elevation of a detail of the waxing-mechanism illustrating the shanks of the wax-block holders thereof swung up out of the way, and Fig. 4:, a sectional view of a detail of said mechanism indicated by line 4:4: in Fig. 2.

Referring by numerals to the drawings, 5 indicates a stationary horizontal shaft-morn ber of a yarn-winding apparatus such as is common in knitgoods factories, 6 a copholder arm loose on the shaft, 7 a cop in connection with the arm, and 8 a cone of yarn wound on the cop from a skein. Fast on the shaft 5 is a sleeve 9 having a partly covered outer annular groove 10 oblique to its axis. The sleeve shown is separable, and the sections thereof are clamped on the shaft 5 by means of suitably disposed screws 11, the groove in one section of said sleeve being partlycovered by a plate 12 held in place by screws. Engaging the sleeve within the groove of the same is shown a pair of outwardly round hooloplates 141-, 15, each having a laterally extending angle-arm. The arm 14 of the hook-plate 1 1 extends in an opposite direction to that of the arm 15 of the hook-plate 15, and rigidly secured in connection with said arms are stems 16, 17,

Specification of Letters Patent.

ltatented Jnne 5), 191 1:.

Serial No, 794,789.

respectively, one of the stems being straight and the other partly oil's vt as shown in Fig. 1. As a matter of detail, the inner ends of the stems are serew-threaded in the arms of the hoolcplates and nuts 18 opposing said arms. ill-ranged on each of the stems is a pair of right-angle clampplates 1!). 20. The inner one of these plates is provided with a boss 19 in opposition to a nut for which the stem is screw-threaded, and the outer one of said plates is provided \\'ith a boss 20 fastened to said stein by a key-pin 22. The hoolcplates, stems, clamp-plates and nuts combine to form carriers having pivotal play connection with the sleeve, and caught between each pair of the clampplates is a block 23 of suitable wax, such as parailin, tension on the same being bad by tightening the set-nut 21 against the opposing clan'ip-plate boss, said block of wax being notched to clear the stem upon which said clamp-plates and nut are arranged.

A spring-control]ed latch bolt :24: is guided in the arm 1-1 of the hook-plate 14-, and another arm 25 fast on the stem 16. the spring 26 being arranged on the bolt between a collar 21 of the saline and the stein-arm. The stem 16 and clamped block of wax therewith being swung up, the latch bolt '21- engages back of :1 lug t) of the aforesaid sleeve in its path to hold said block of wax out of workng position and the upward play of the stem 16 is limited by the sleere-groove cover 12, that also serves to prevent an auto matic disengagen'ient of the aforesaid hoole plates from said sleeve-groove.

A late 'al lug 27 of the hook-plate 14-. extends back of the angle-arin 15 of the hookplate 15, and the stem 10 being swung up, the stem 17 is carried along to elevate the block of wax therewith out of working position where it is held as a result of the auto matic latching operation of the bolt above described.

To facilitate holding of the wax-block be tween a pair of clamp-plates, each of said plates is orovided with suitably arranged inner gripping studs 28 shown in Figs. 1 and 1.

In practice the blocks of wax are positioned to have gravity opposition to a cone of yarn winding on a cop from a skein, and the construction and normal arrangement of parts above specified is such that the waxblocks automatically accommodate themselves to the increasing thickness of said cone. Owing to the above specified disposition of the groove in the stationary sleeve, the blocks of wax are constantly parallel to the cone of yarn in their working posi tion, but for waxing the wound yarn in straight spools, said groove would be parallel to the ends of said sleeve without departure from my invention as herein claimed.

I claim:

1. The combination in a yarn-winding apparatus of a horizontal support, carriers pivotally adjustable on the support, a block of wax in connection with each carrier to have gravity opposition to a winding cone of yarn, and latch mechanism by which to hold said carriers stationary in elevated position.

2. The combination of a sleeve for rigid connection with a stationary shaft of a yarn-winding apparatus and having an outer annular groove oblique to its axis, carriers having ends thereof in pivotal play connection with the sleeve within the groove thereof, and blocks of wax in connection with the carriers for opposition to a winding cone of yarn.

3. The combination of a separable sleeve for rigid connection with a stationary shaft of a yarn-winding apparatus and having an outer annular groove oblique to its axis, carriers having ends thereof in pivotal play connection with the sleeve within thegroove thereof, and blocks of wax in connection with the carriers for opposition to a winding cone of yarn.

4. The combination of a sleeve for rigid connection with a stationary shaft of a yarn-winding apparatus and having a partly covered outer annular groove, carriers having outwardly rounded hook-plate ends engageable with the sleeve within the groove thereof, and blocks of wax in connec tion with the carriers for opposition to a winding cone or spool of yarn.

5. The combination of a sleeve for rigid connection with a stationary shaft of a yarnwinding apparatus and having an outer annular groove, a pair of carriers in pivotal play connection with the sleeve, blocks of wax in connection with the carriers for opposition to a winding cone or spool of yarn, a lifting-lug extending from one carrier under the other, and means for latching said carriers out of working position.

6. The combination of a sleeve for rigid connection with a stationary shaft of a yarnwinding apparatus and having a partly covered outer annular groove, a pair of hook-plates engaging the sleeve within the groove thereof and having oppositely extending lateral arms, screw-threaded stems in connection with the arms and one of the same suitably offset, a fixed and movable clamp-plate on each stem, a nut on each stem in opposition to the movable clamp-plate therewith, a block of wax caught between each pair of clamp-plates, a lug extending from one hookplate under the arm of the other hook-plate, and means for latching said hook-plates and parts therewith out of working position.

7. The combination of a sleeve for rigid connection with a stationary shaft of a yarnwinding apparatus and having a partly covered outer annular groove, a pair of hook-plates engaging the sleeve within the groove thereof and having oppositely extending lateral arms, screw-threaded stems in connection with the arms and one of the same suitably offset, a fixed and movable clamp-plate on each stem, a nut on each stem in opposition to the movable clampplate thereon, a block of wax caught between each pair of clamp-plates, a springcontrolled latch-bolt guided in connection with one of the stems, a latch-keeper lug on said sleeve, and means by which a lift of the bolt-carrying stem into latched position results in an elevation of the other stem.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing l have hereunto set my hand at Manitowoc, in the county of Manitowoc and State of lVisconsin, in the presence of two witnesses.

WM. M. BOENNING.

Witnesses JULrUs LINSTEDT, IRMA WOIDA.

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